Turku

Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the –most populous municipality in Finland, and the third–most populous urban area in the country after Helsinki and Tampere.

Aurajoki (; Swedish Aura å) is a river in south-western Finland. It originates in Oripää, and flows through Pöytyä, Aura, Lieto, and ultimately the city of Turku before discharging into the Archipelago Sea. The total length of the river is about , and it contains eleven rapids, the biggest of which is Nautelankoski at Lieto. The reserve tap water for Turku Region is drawn from Aurajoki, the city's secondary waterworks being situated by the Halinen rapids.

thumb|Scene from Hirvensalo by Victor Westerholm in 1903 Hirvensalo is an island in the Archipelago Sea, belonging to the city of Turku, Finland. It is divided into 14 districts, the largest ones being Moikoinen, Kukola and Haarla. Most of the island's economic activity is concentrated in the suburb of Moikoinen, which has a school, shops, a Lutheran church, and a post office. The island's total population is approximately 9,000 ().

Teleste Oyj is an international technology group in broadband, security and information technologies and related services. The company's customer base consists of data communications operators, train manufacturers, public transport operators, and public sector organizations.

thumb|right|220 px|HKFoods (previous HKScan) corporate HQ in Turku, Finland. HKFoods Plc () is a Finnish manufacturer of meat foods and products, but nowadays its product range also includes ready meals. It is based in Turku. In the 1990s and 2000s the company – by then known as HK Ruokatalo Oy – targeted the international market, acquiring meat production companies around the Baltic Sea: In Sweden, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – including the Swedish Scan AB in 2007, resulting in the modern-day name of the company.

city coat of arms of Turku, Finland